In the article, “Famine, Affluence, and Morality”, a very strong observation on the moral values is presented by Peter Singer which shows that the people around the world are giving so much attention to the global famine taking place these days . The author attempts to influence its readers that they should take a part in providing a charitable help for the increased suffering that is caused by due to famine. In Peter Singer’s article, he integrates his arguments to demonstrate the significance that should be given to the famine sufferings. He also addresses that the majority of people’s perspective about famine today is that contributing is a good deed to do but at the same time, what they do not realize that it is erroneous not to do it. According to Singer, it is wrong to know that such sufferings are going on around the world but pretending not to know and to do anything about it and it is regardless of the distance that is between you and the suffering victim and if anyone else is supporting towards to prevent the cause. Even though, Peter Singer prevents a several strong points in his article but there are a few that weakens his arguments. In this essay, I will briefly summarize Peter Singer’s arguments and the assumptions that will have my personal opinions for or against Peter’s statements that he presents in his article, as well as relate my thoughts to his.
Peter Singer organizes his arguments in a manner that allows the reader to think critically and logically taking individual thoughts into an account and adding them together to make a bigger picture of understanding. The author started of by pressuring the current famine sufferings happening in the East Bengal, Africa. Singer began magnificently by taking the reader’s attention with his first argument and forcing the reader to accept his ethical premises, he states, "the assumption that suffering and death from lack of food, shelter, and medical care are bad,” Singer efficiently states the...